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Listen "SS 1.2 Transforming Idaho agriculture from the ground up"
Episode Synopsis
Dev Shrestha (go.uidaho.edu/3Gnw3s3) is a University of Idaho engineering (go.uidaho.edu/44k6BNk) professor exploring the future of farming, starting with the soil beneath our feet. He’s developing affordable soil sensors and studying the power of biochar to help farmers conserve moisture, increase yields and build a more resilient, sustainable future for Idaho agriculture. In this episode, he shares how improving soil health on the Palouse could transform the way we grow food.
Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.
Music
“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).
Chapters
(00:00) Introduction
(00:52) What is biochar?
(03:34) Making a sustainable solution more affordable
(06:25) Innovative soil sensors
(08:10) Building a biochar industry
Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.
Music
“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).
Chapters
(00:00) Introduction
(00:52) What is biochar?
(03:34) Making a sustainable solution more affordable
(06:25) Innovative soil sensors
(08:10) Building a biochar industry
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